Improvement in umbrella-holders



1 A; T. MAR TIN,'Jr.

Umbrellg-Holder.

No. 196,814. Patented Nov 6, 1877.

' ATTORNHYS.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARA T. MARTIN, J 13., OF WAVERLY, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, MILLARD F.POTTER, AND JAMES BROTHERTON, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN UMBRELLA-HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 196,814, dated November6, 1877; application filed September 29, 1877 To all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, ARA T. MARTIN, J r., of Waverly, in the county ofBremer andState of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement inAdjustable Umbrella-Holders, of which the following is a specification:

Figure 1 is a vertical section of my improved umbrella-holder. Fig. 2 isa top view of the swiveled clasp. Fig. 3 is a side view of the same,partly in section, through the line a: m, Fig. 2. Fig. 4c is a side viewof the double clasp. Fig. 5 is a top view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to improve the construction of theumbrella-holders for which Letters Patent No. 184,882 were granted to meNovember 28, 1876, so as to make them more convenient and reliablein'use.

The invention consists in the clamp swiveled to the U-bar, incombination with the perforated plate, for holding an umbrella-handle orextension-staffadjustably, and in the double clamp and theextension-staff, in combination with the swiveled clamp and theperforated plate for holding an ordinary umbrella, substantially asherein shown and described.-

A is a circular plate of iron, which is se-' cured to the bottom of thebuggy or other carriage, and has a number of holes formed in it toreceive the lower end of the handle of an umbrella or of the staff B. OD is a clamp, to receive and hold the umbrella-handle when along-handled umbrella is used, or the staff B when an ordinaryumbrellaisto be used. Upon one end of the bar G of the clasp is formed, or to itis attached, apin, 0, provided with an L- head, which, when the bar 0has been turned up at right angles with the bar D, can pass through anelongated hole in the end part of the bar D, but cannot pass throughwhen the bar 0 is parallel with the bar D. In the other end of the bar 0is formed a slot, to receive the hand-screw 0 which screws into ascrewhole in the end part of the bar D. The ends of the bar D areswiveled to the ends of the U-bar E, which is secured to a frameattached to'the bottom of the buggy, or to a'bar or plate attached tothe seat.

When an ordinary umbrella is to be used,

an extensionstaff, B, is secured in the plate A and swiveled clamp O D,and to its upper end is secured the double clamp F G. The ends of thebars of the part F of the *clasp are secured to each other and the staffB by two screws, f, passing through their ends. The inner bars of thetwo clamps F G are connected together by a web. The bars of the clamp Gare connected together at one end by a hinge, ghand at the other end bya'handscrew, 9

The bars of the double clamp F G may be sion-staff B, in combinationwith the swiveled clamp C D and the perforated plate A, for holding anordinary umbrella, substantially as herein shown and described.

ARAT. MARTIN, JR.

Witnesses O. D. OoUsE, JOHN KNOTT.

